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Authors: Bernard Schaffer
"This duel between good and evil isn't about observational investigation skills but rather a story of redemption, heroes having to fight more than just a nocturnal psychopath, and a culture ill-equipped to deal with crime and its breeding grounds. Filled with surprising twists."
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"The writing is stupendous. Let me say that again, STUPENDOUS. Every character, from the most prominent to the lowest bit player, is deeper than an ocean. There are scenes in this book that I will never forget, including an ending that brought tears to my eyes."
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"Built on considerable historical research, a willingness to describe a hard world for what it was, and a good use of the original Sherlock Holmes canon to attract lovers of the Conan Doyle mythos. Disturbing, yes, but engaging as well."
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"Mr. Schaffer's greatest feat with this book is in his extraordinary character development. Perhaps none more so than of notorious butcher, Jack the Ripper."
DavidHulegaard.com
"Author Bernard Schaffer hits it out of the park with a stylish, fictionalized story of the notorious killer Jack the Ripper with one of the ultimate investigators in fiction, Sherlock Holmes."
C.C. Cole
There have been many stories written about London's Great Detective and his pursuit of the world's first celebrated serial killer. All of them were lies.
Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes has been called both a masterpiece and a shocking outrage in its realistic depiction of the Ripper crimes and the world in which Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved characters existed. Bernard Schaffer cuts through the simplistic devices that readers have grown used to Sherlock Holmes stories, and instead of regurgitating the same tired reworkings of the canon, he creates something new. Something fresh. Something that will leave readers stunned.
Caution: Contains Graphic Content, including scenes of violence, sex, profanity, and realistic depictions of life in the East End where the Ripper killings actually occurred.
Readers looking to enjoy an edited version of the story are invited to purchase WHITECHAPEL: THE FINAL STAND OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (GENTLEMEN'S EDITION), available now for Kindle and paperback.
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"You will peel through it, just to see if the next one can possibly be better than the last...it was flawless. 5 stars."
The Book Nook Club
"Schaffer pulls no punches with Women and Other Monsters. His imagination unapologetically consists of a balance of vast intellect and fearlessness when it comes to spinning yarns. He is going to tell you his story in his way and will make no concessions in reaching that goal...For the mere price of four quarters, this book belongs in the palm of any reader with a slightly askew take on reality. When one can see reality every day, it's the gems like this book that make diving into insanity that much more fun."
DavidHulegaard.com
"Thank God for Schaffer"
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WOMEN AND OTHER MONSTERS is the first short-story collection of supernatural thrillers from best-selling author Bernard Schaffer.
"The Reluctant Death" is a dark history lesson that takes place on a Virginian tobacco plantation, when an African Death God refuses to let the owner's daughter die.
"Codename: Omega" tells the epic story of a super-powered secret agent who's sent to destroy a Nazi experimental weapon development facility.
Had enough of sparkly vampires? "Room Service" is the hilarious tale of a vampire who takes a victim and her nothing-to-lose boyfriend goes for revenge.
Few stories will make a reader squirm in their seats like the unforgettable "Cold Comforts," the grim story of a jealous wife who is the victim of shocking infidelity.
"Nazareth" presents an alternate possibility to one of the most important, and sacred events in human history.
The collection ends with a revealing personal essay by the author that examines the dark well that stories sometimes spring forth from, titled "Digestif."
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